The potential elimination of Section 8 housing vouchers and roughly 40% cuts to rental assistance were included in a recent White House request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...

While the federal government provides funding for Section 8, local agencies administer the program and hand out the vouchers.

The federal government’s proposed budget included a $33 billion slash to HUD’s budget and a $26 billion cut to rental ...

A plan to slash rental assistance by $26 billion would cap housing vouchers for working-age, able-bodied adults at two years.

Learn about the proposed 2025 budget cuts by thee Trump administration to Section 8 housing assistance and how they may affect vouchers.

Sweeping Changes to Section 8 and Voucher Programs. The White House has labeled the current rental assistance system “dysfunctional” and is calling for the elimination of Section 8 and other ...

Federal funding shortage freezes Section 8 vouchers. Ongoing inflation rates are affecting Lafayette Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV).

Section 8 voucher program participants may be able to convert their rental assistance into mortgage assistance through a homeownership program. Instead of getting assistance with your rent each ...

Section 8 vouchers are supposed to allow those in need to stay in affordable housing without having to pay the full rent. Instead, security deposits and other fees not covered by vouchers often stand ...

In 2023, there were over 1,800 people on the Missoula Housing Authority's waitlist for Section 8 vouchers. That's 1,800 people who will continue to overpay for their rent and likely face ...